Combined gate hinge and latch



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COMBINED GATE HINGE AND LATCH Filed Jan. 27, 1953 /4} F fg. l0 If /2Fig. 4 /2 Walter E .Slmpkms INVENTOR.

BY MWwqE/azg United States Patent COMBINED GATE HINGE AND LATCH WalterF. Simpkins, Jonesboro, Ark., assignor of one-third to Pat Simpkins andone-third to June Ragsdale Application January 27, 1953, Serial No.333,479

1 Claim. (Cl. 16--147) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements and structural refinements in combined gate hinges andlatches, and the principal object of the invention is to permit a gateto be opened in either direction or from either end, as well as becompletely removed when so desired.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity ofconstruction, its durability, in its convenient operation and in itsadaptability to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects and features in view, and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a gate supported by the invention ona pair of gate posts;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the combined hinges andlatches;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on theplane of the line 3-3 of Figure 1; and,

Figure 4 is a sectional view, taken substantially on the plane of theline 44 of Figure 3.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the generalreference character designates a gate which is supported by a set ofcombined hinge and latch units 12 on a pair of gate posts 14. Althoughthe units 12 are of opposite hands on the respective opposite sides orends of the gate 10, they are similar in construction so that adescription of one will suflice for all.

Each of the units 12 consists of a block shaped socket member 16, havingsecured thereto a suitable apertured strap 18 for mounting on a gatepost. The socket member 16 is provided in the top thereof with an ovalrecess 20 and this recess is formed with a beveled undercut 22 whichextends partly around the margin of the recess, as is best illustratedby the dotted lines in Figure 3.

A substantially cylindrical pin member 24 is removably and rotatablydisposed in the recess 20 and is provided at the lower end with abeveled, projecting keeper lip 26 which is receivable in the undercut22. The pin member 24 is also equipped with a laterally projecting,apertured keeper strap 20 for mounting upon a gate.

'Lhe configuration of the recess 20 is such that when the gate 10 is inits closed position, the pin member 24 and the keeper lip 26 may bewithdrawn upwardly from the recess 20 by simply lifting upon the gate.In this manner, the entire gate may be removed from the fence, when sodesired.

Moreover, the configuration and location of the undercut 22 is such thatwhen the pin members 24 are disengaged from the socket members 16, ateither side of the gate, the gate may be swung to an open position onthe hinges at the relatively opposite side of the gate, whereby the pinmembers and lips 24 and 26 respectively will be rotated in the recessesof the associated socket members and the lips 26 will complementally bereceived in the undercuts 22, thus supporting the gate while swinging.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, furtherdescription thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination, and arrangement of partsmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A combined gate hinge and latch, comprising a socket member adapted tobe secured to a gate post and provided in the top thereof with a recessand with an undercut extending partly around the margin of said recess,said recess being closed at the bottom thereof, and a coacting pinmember adapted to be secured to a gate, said pin member including asubstantially cylindrical body removably and rotatably received in saidrecess, and a projecting keeper lip provided on the lower end of saidbody, said lip being receivable in said undercut, said pin having thelower end thereof and the bottom surface of the lip resting on the uppersurface of the closed end of said recess, said undercut being bevelleddownwardly in a direction away from the margin of said recess, saidkeeper being bevelled on the upper surface in a direction downwardly andaway from said body, whereby rotation of said pin member will urge saidbody downwardly within said recess.

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